Imagine you’re all set to rock your favorite outfit and suddenly, it’s sticking to you like glue. Annoying, right? That sticky feel is called static. Immediately this happens, you start missing the feel of clothes that don’t stick to your body. All you want at that point is to make the stickiness stop.
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Or, you just want to wear something that’s more comfortable. So, let’s show you how to get your clothes static-free without having to change.
1. Moisturize Your Skin
When you have your bath, your skin is dry and in need of some moisturizing. Now, that’s where your body lotion comes in. But the fun fact is that your lotion doesn’t just moisturize you, it prevents your clothes from sticking to you.
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If you used to skip moisturizing your skin before, don’t any longer. It could be why your clothes always stick.
2. Use a Dryer Sheet
You know when you rub a balloon on your hair for a while, it sticks. It’s the same static that causes it and clothes can be like that as well. But a dryer sheet helps remove the static.
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Before you put on your clothes, rub the dryer sheet all over them and watch the magic happen. Your clothes will forget how to be clingy.
3. Water Spray
Water is very helpful as a little bit of it can help to reduce the static on your clothes. Get a clean spray bottle, fill it with water, then gently spray on your clothes.
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Do this carefully because you don’t want to get all wet for the sake of removing static. You just need to be a little damp and your clothes won’t stick to you or bother you again. It’s a really simple hack.
4. Use A Metal Hanger
Let’s pretend you have a magic wand that can make the static go away. In reality, a metal hanger can act as that magic wand for your clothes.
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Just like a wand works, take the hanger and wave it over your clothes without touching them and the static problem is history. The metal in the hanger takes away the static, and your clothes will thank you for it.
5. Use A Humidifier
Do you know that the air around you can feel too? Sometimes, it gets really dry and is in need of water, just the way you are when you feel thirsty. A humidifier is like a water bottle for the air, to stop it from feeling so dry.
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When you get a humidifier, fill it up with water and turn it on. It starts making a mist, which makes the air wetter and helps your clothes not stick.
6. Use Fabric Softeners
The same way you can treat your water when bathing to make your skin nice and soft is the same way you should treat your clothes.
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When you’re washing your clothes, treat them with fabric softeners to give them the same nice and soft feeling. When the clothes are dry, you won’t find the static because they will all feel nice and soft.
7. Air Dry
There’s something about nature, about the sun shining and the breeze blowing. It feels so good that even clothes love the feeling. When you let them dry outside under natural conditions, they won’t stick to you.
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Instead of putting your clothes in a dryer after washing them, hang them outside and let the sun and wind dry them. It’s a great way to make your clothes feel fresh and get rid of static.
8. Use Dryer Balls
If you don’t air dry and you’ve put your clothes in the dryer, these dryer balls can save them. They bounce around and prevent your clothes from sticking.
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They can be woolly or rubbery, but when your clothes are wet, put them with the clothes in the dryer. They will bounce all over and keep your clothes from rubbing together, which reduces the static.
9. Separate Your Fabrics
You have clothes that are soft, like cotton shirts, and clothes that are harder, like your denim. Learn to separate them for drying.
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Dry the soft ones together in the dryer and dry the harder ones separately. This way, you’re preventing the clothes from getting all clingy and sticking to you. This also makes the clothes last longer.
10. Shake Your Clothes
Shaking your clothes is an easy way to stop static. When you pull them out of the dryer, don’t just keep them. Give them a good shake as though you’re trying to remove something from them.
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After this shake, your clothes will be ready to wear without having any clingy feeling. It’s not only an easy hack but a fun one too.
11. Use Anti-Static Sprays
Think of static like a tiny annoying bug and use sprays to finish them off. The spray is gentle and safe to use and you can use it mildly. Spray it just the way you spray water and it won’t make a mess.
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This is a very quick and easy way to make sure your clothes stay nice and smooth. So, whenever your clothes are sticking too much, grab your spray and it’ll be the end.
